T20 World Cup: ICC discloses prize money for winners
The prize money has been made public by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the forthcoming men’s T20 World Cup, which will begin on October 16.
According to a statement released by the ICC, the title winners this season will receive a massive US$1.6 million, while the runners up will receive $800,000, which is half of the prize money for the title winners.
The winning team at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Melbourne on November 13 will get prize money worth $1.6 million, with the runner-up team receiving a guarantee of half that amount.
The losing semi-finalists in the 16-team event, which lasts for over a month, will receive $400,000 apiece from the $5.6 million total prize pool.
The eight teams who drop out of the Super 12 will each receive $70,000.
A victory in each of the 30 games in the Super 12 phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be rewarded $40,000, similar to previous year.
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa are the eight teams that advanced directly to the Super 12 stage.
The first round will feature the other eight teams, which are divided into two groups of four. These teams are Namibia, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and Zimbabwe in Group B, and they will compete in Group A.
T20 World Cup: ICC discloses prize money for winners
In the first round, each winner will receive a $40,000 reward, totaling $480,000 for the 12 matches.The four teams eliminated in the first round will receive $40,000 each in the meanwhile.
The prize money for the winners of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is around 13 crores.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 30, 2022
